Organization

Singer

Soprano

Aleksandra Kurzak

Cio-Cio-San

Tenor

Marcelo Puente

B.F. Pinkerton

Mezzo-soprano

Annalisa Stroppa

Suzuki

Baritone

Massimo Cavalletti

Sharpless

Philippe Do

Goro

Bass

Fabrizio Beggi

Uncle Bonze

Stage director

Mireille Laroche

Conductor

Giampaolo Bisanti

Lighting designer

Laurent Castaingt

Costume designer

Danièle Barraud

Set designer

Guy-Claude François

Chorus master

Stefano Visconti

Chiara Iaia

The cousin

Matthew Thistleton

The official registrar

Luca Vianello

The imperial commissioner

Przemysław Baranek

Uncle Yakusidé

Alexandra Marcellier

Opéra Grand Avignon

Opéra de Monte-Carlo

Others

Choeur de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo

Orchestra

Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo

Italian

Madama Butterfly -  (Madame Butterfly)

Monaco

Salle Garnier

Madama Butterfly Puccini

Public

Madame Butterfly

French

English

Approved

First opera in stage version of the 2021/2022 season, Madame Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini! The work was back on stage at the Salle Garnier after more than 10 years of absence. At the microphone of José Sacré, Mireille Larroche tells us about her staging

Despite an eventful start, Madame Butterfly has established itself as one of the most beloved titles in the operatic repertoire. It speaks to us today with as much force as more than a century ago. Our sensitivities, at the beginning of the 21st century, can see in it the story of the inequalities produced by imperialism, of the predation by adults of economically fragile adolescents, of the abandonment of mothers-daughters by "passing" parents. or difficulties of understanding between the various cultures and religions.

Beyond this tempting politicization, Madame Butterfly remains the most poignant of stories: driven by the purity of her feelings of love, Cio-Cio San will remain blind to the warning signs of Pinkerton's betrayal. Understandable blindness in a fifteen-year-old girl or denial of reality caused by her past traumas? From whatever side we look at this masterpiece, this quest for absolute love will upset our souls for a long time.

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Ensemble

Co-Producer